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TBICH0P1LIA CHISIW MARGINATA. 



A dwarf epiphyte, resembling T. cocdmt in growth, but the prcudobulbs wo shorter ami mora ovate The Icavi i 



:uv lanceolate and drooping, The Bowcni wc produced by the side of the ptcudobulta, on deflcxed - 



about si* inchc* long; they ore fivw inches to expansion wlwn spread out, and arc of a palo purplish ml, 



bordered ^irli white, Th ! are linear lanceolate, tW anda half inches long, thedonal oncsomcwli 



broader; tho colour, which is purplish red t (M ifsUinedwith port wine, im p lar.and breaking up Eato a feu 



towards tho margin, which 1$ white, and slightly crisped, Tho petals ore rather brooder, fully hnlf an inch 



wide, flat, scarcely twisted, and with a more distinct white border. Tho lip, which mofeuroi three inches and 



thrco-quarton in length from baso to n|»ex. is white externally, funnel-sliapcd at the base from the dose o* - 



lapping of the edges, oblique al the mouth, the top of the funnel formed by tho rounded lateral lobes, while 



the central lobe Is broad* dilated, deoplj <-h-ft ,n Lite apex, and moderately frilled on tlu< margin ; the funnel* 



like portion u nmtrioosc above, deep dull mmson, the throat and the front portion of n deep, full, but dull 



wine-rod, with & narrow bonier of white. The hood of the column is three-lobed, with tho divisions thin, 

 lotgc^ nearl) equal, and fringed. 



i uoiim cntsiu, to haiwixata, /.: n; 



Cultivators arc indebted to C- B. Warner, Esq., of Stratford Green, for tho introduction of thia charm- 

 ing Orchid i and we owe our obligations to Mr*. Warner for the beautiful drawing from whioh our II 

 been prepared. The plant has now bloomed for several seasons in Mr. a Warner's collection, and as wc 

 have had the pleasure of seeing it every year, we can bear u- \m j to its constancy. It was purchased 

 along with two oilier plants of Tti&opilia crbpa ; all throe of which have proved to bo difTen nl raricties, 

 the present, however, being much tho finest This year the plant* which now forms a very fine specimen, 

 bore fifteen Qoweis. It is a decided acquisition io a vciy pretty genus, of which bul few forms arc known 

 in cultivation: all however dwarf and compart in habit, and very abundant bloomcre. Several varieties of 

 tins Trickopilia are known, one of whioh bears its flowers singly, while the others throw out spikes bearing 

 two or three flowers from the side of each bulb. 



Our present subject will prove a very useful exhibition plant, ns it (lowers in Jane and July, and is quite 

 distinct in character, though ite growth is like that of frichopilia cacchca, excepting that tho pscudobulbs 

 are shorter and of a darker green ; it moreover grows in tho same way, being like it compact, and produ 

 very dark evergreen foliage, so that even when nut in bloom the plant forma a good-looking object. The 

 foliage is of a drooping character, and grows in the form of a line round tuft, which i* rather n desirable 

 quality, as many of the Orcliids are somewhat deficient of foliage. The plan! grows fifteen inches high, the 

 Dowers produced from the side of the bulbs, and drooping over the sides of the pol about m inches; they 

 have therefore a remarkablj petty effect. The individual blooms are large; the sepals and petals are of a 

 light crimson-red, with a pale margin; and the lip 13 two inched across, of a beautiful deep crimson, and 

 narrowly edged with white. 



Irie&opilm * mpa is a free-growing Orchid when the treatment thai it requires is given to it In its 

 native countiy it is found growing on the branches of trees, ovcrha: reams of water. This indico 



that the plant requires a good supply of moisture in the growing season. We have found it to succeed best 

 in the Catthsa-housc, in which situation this variety is also kept by .Mr, (J, U'hitbread, Mr. Warner's gar- 

 dener, who grows ii in a pot, with peat and good drainage, and keeps tho plant elevated three inches above 

 the pot-rim, which i* a eapilal plan, fur the (lowers droop over Ihc rim, and by elevating the plant they are 

 shown off to belter advantage* This position is moreover much belter for the plant, for it \> a small rooting 

 kind. We have found that all this clasa of Orchids are \a>\ grown in this way. 



